Title :
A slot-Suzuki-Phase photonic crystal for optical trapping via guided resonance modes
Author :
Ma, Jing ; Martinez, Luis Javier ; Povinelli, Michelle L.
Author_Institution :
Ming Hsieh Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
A novel photonic crystal design is proposed for optical trapping of particle arrays. The design introduces a slot in the unit cell of the Suzuki-Phase lattice to increase quality factor and trapping strength.
Keywords :
Q-factor; optical design techniques; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; radiation pressure; Suzuki-phase lattice; guided resonance modes; optical trapping; particle arrays; photonic crystal design; quality factor; slot-Suzuki-phase photonic crystal; trapping strength; Charge carrier processes; Force; Lattices; Optical polarization; Optical surface waves; Photonic crystals; Slabs;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
